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Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Kansas fights for equality and civil rights throughout the Sunflower State. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.
On June 24, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas filed a lawsuit on behalf of voter advocacy nonprofit Loud Light and its founder and Executive Director Davis Hammett against Secretary of Scott Schwab for violating his...
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Apr 10, 2020
Hadley et al. v. Zmuda et al
Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Closed
On April 9, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people imperiled by dangerous conditions inside ill-equipped and overcrowded state prisons amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic....
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Apr 1, 2020
Amicus Brief: Kansas v. Beasley
Status: Victory!
The ACLU of Kansas filed an amicus brief in State of Kansas v. Beasley, in support of Mr. Beasley, who was subjected to imprisonment solely because he was unable to pay his probation fees.
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Mar 19, 2020
Perks v. Highland Community College
Status: Other
On March 19, 2020, the ACLU of Kansas filed a lawsuit on behalf of four individuals against Highland Community College, its VP of Student Services, and its Athletic Director for pervasive racially hostile...
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Sep 11, 2019
Crews v. Sawyer
On September 9, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas and the ACLU of Missouri filed a request for emergency injunctive relief on behalf of Leaman Crews against the Federal Bureau of Prisons for its life-threatening and...
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Aug 1, 2019
Hoedel and Yeargin v. Kirk
The First Amendment
On August 1, 2019, the ACLU of Kansas filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Kansas defending two environmental activists attacked in a baseless, retaliatory ‘consumer protection’ investigation in...